Confidante
//ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female confidant.
"Dany’s descent into madness is coming, of that there’s no doubt, especially given that the episode ends with the execution of her confidante Missandei."
- 2 a female confidant wordnet
- 3 A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
"Meanwhile, Sally peels herself from the stage's only prop – a green-velvet confidante – and staggers off into the wings."
- 4 Nonstandard spelling of confidant (male). alt-of, nonstandard
"To Major Smiley, as his friend, his adviser, and his confidante, Adolphus Fitzopal had opened his heart […]"
Example
More examples"Clara acted as a confidante to her husband."
Etymology
From French confidente.
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